The St. Bernard Parish Sheriffs Office Tuesday (Feb. 18) said it arrested a man suspected of robbing the Dollar General on Paris Road in Chalmette. Matthew Hendershot, 20, of Chalmette, confessed to the Feb. 12 robbery after investigators went to the man's home, only blocks from the scene of the crime, the sheriffs office said.

According to officials, Hendershot entered the Dollar General and showed an employee what appeared to be a firearm in his waistband. It was later found to be a BB gun. Police said he then forced the employee to fill a bag with money. Hendershot then fled on a bike, sheriffs said.

After confessing to the crime, according to the sheriff's office, Hendershot showed investigators a spot behind an apartment building where they recovered the bag, hooded sweatshirt, mask and BB-gun used in the crime. Officials said they also recovered the bicycle used to flee the scene. The cash stolen has yet to be recovered, according to police.

Hendershot is currently being held in St. Bernard Parish Prison, and is awaiting a bond hearing set for Wednesday (Feb. 19).